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Focus on Taiwan politics with some posts about Thailand and China. Supporting human rights and democracy everywhere.

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The tenth anniversary issue of Mekong Review is out now. Cover artwork by Badiucao

https://mekongreview.com/ten-years-of-mekong-review/

#Asia #magazine
Cover of the tenth anniversary issue of Mekong Review. Artwork by Badiucao
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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New report from ASPI - "Australian public and institutional responses to Taiwan Strait crises"

"Australian public understanding of Taiwan’s strategic importance remains limited and fragmented, with media coverage often lacking depth and being reactive rather […]

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Cover of the ASPI report "Australian public and institutional responses to Taiwan Strait crises" It show people on a beach with two Australian flags waving.
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Cyberwatch Finland features an article about Taiwan's role on the frontline of global information warfare co-authored by Freddy Lim

https://cyberwatchfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CyberwatchFinland_Magazine_English_3-2025.pdf [pdf file]

#Taiwan #Finland #informationwarfare #Cyber #台灣
Screenshot of article titled "Taiwan on the Frontline of Global Information Warfare"
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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MANAGONA (草本藥師) from Taiwan performing on the Tumbalong stage at SXSW Sydney

#sxsw #sydney #Taiwan #twmusic #Music #taiwanderful #台灣
Managona performing on the Tumbalong stage at SXSW Sydney Managona performing on the Tumbalong stage at SXSW Sydney Managona performing on the Tumbalong stage at SXSW Sydney Managona performing on the Tumbalong stage at SXSW Sydney
October 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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The islands in the Luzon Strait make it a site of strategic importance and The Philippines is increasing its presence and preparedness

"Mavulis Island straddles the Bashi Channel, a key passage between the Philippines and Taiwan, waters deemed crucial should […]

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Mai of the Luzon Strait. Taiwan is in the north and Luzon in the south. Three are a number of islands belonging to the Philippines in the Luzon Strait.
October 2, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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A report by Amnesty International details how China's judicial system weaponises national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders […]

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How are China's courts used to crackdown on fundamental freedoms? In 68 cases we analysed, individuals were imprisoned simply for exercising their fundamental freedoms Violations of fair trial rights: denied access to lawyers of their choice; prolonged pre-trial detention; subject to torture and coerced confessions; denied the right to reparation for unlawful detention. 15 of 68 cases involved "residential surveillance at a designated location" (RSDL) - a practice which amounts to forced disappearance
October 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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New report from the Global Taiwan Institute: CCP United Front Networks in Taiwan's Temples

The report used software
for open-source intelligence to analyse public records to find connections with sources of CCP political influence […]

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Cover of the Global Taiwan Institute report titled, "Employing Public Records to Uncover CCP United Front Networks in Taiwan's Temples"
September 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Michelle Kuo created a viral post critiquing a New York Times op-ed about Taiwan. It reflects a deeper fear that Trump's isolationist policies will lead to the US abandoning Taiwan […]

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Screenshot of a New York Times article. The heading "here's how Trump can prevent ear over Taiwan" has been corrected to "I know nothing about Taiwan or China but here's my take"
September 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Daniel Pearl World Music Day in Taipei
Saturday 27 Sep. 2025
Featuring the Muddy Basin Ramblers

More details: https://www.facebook.com/events/512902205231020/

#Taiwan #taipei #Music #twmusic #台灣 #台北
Poster promoting the Daniel Pearl World Music Day at Taipei Hakka Park on Saturday 27 September 2025. Featuring the Muddy Basin Ramblers.
September 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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New report from Doublethink Lab: China Index 2024: Mapping PRC Influence Across 101 Countries

Pakistan, Cambodia, and Singapore are the three countries most influenced by China […]

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Table of the top 10 most influenced countries by China. The top three are Pakistan, Cambodia and Singapore
September 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I have been at ANU for the past two days for the Taiwan Update. It finished with a screening of the film Gaga. It is a beautiful and meaningful portrayal of contemporary life in a Tayal village in Taiwan. Dr Alexander Tan's talk on political polarisation was […]

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Cinema screen with information about the film Gaga for the screening at ANU Poster for keynote speech by Dr Christina Lai on Taiwan's economic statecraft Entrance to Australian Center on China in the World at ANU Blossoms on a tree framed by a circular window
September 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The release of the Taiwanese TV series 'Zero Day Attack' (零日攻擊) is encouraging people to think about the possible impacts of a Chinese military attack against Taiwan

"The decision of the Taiwan Public Television Service to run Zero Day Attack will surely get […]

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Image promoting the Taiwanese tv series Zero Day Attack
August 26, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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Proponents of nuclear power in Taiwan will claim a victory of sorts, even though the referendum failed to meet the threshold. The 74% of votes in favour were based on a turnout of 29.5%. It is quite likely that many anti-nuclear voters stayed home

It is worth […]

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Results of the 2025 referendum on restarting the Ma'anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan. 74% voted in favour and 26% voted against. The total number of yes votes fell short of the threshold of 25% of eligible voters therefore the referendum was not passed. Infographic from Taipei Times
August 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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🗳️ Taiwan's referendum on restarting the Ma'anshan Nuclear Power Plant has failed to pass. Even though over 70% of votes were in favour, the total number of yes votes failed to reach the threshold of 25% of eligible voters […]

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Infographic of three results of Taiwan's referendum on restarting the Ma'anshan Nuclear Power Plant. A majority of votes were in favour, but the number of yes votes failed to reach the 25% threshold necessary for referendum to pass. Infographic from Focus Taiwan
August 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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73 human rights and press freedom organisations have written a joint letter to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. It calls on the PM to secure Jimmy Lai's release from prison so he can travel to the UK to receive medical care and be with his family […]

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Drawing of Jimmy Lai with the caption Free Jimmy Lai. Drawing by @kensahung
August 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Preventing Transnational Repression - the case of the Uyghur diaspora

This report looks at the Chinese party-state’s repression of the Uyghur and Kazakh diasporas. it gives advice about how CSOs can mitigate or prevent TNR […]

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Cover of the report Preventing Transnational Repression - the case of the Uyghur diaspora
August 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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James Lin's book 'In the Global Vanguard:
Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan' is open access and available for download from UC Press

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/in-the-global-vanguard/paper

#Taiwan #taiwanstudies #book #台灣
Cover of the book In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan by James Lin
August 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Talk by Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, at Gleebooks in Sydney. He is visiting Australia to promote his book 'Righting Wrongs'

#HumanRights #hrw #sydney #Books
Daniella Gavishon and Kenneth Roth on the stage at Gleebooks for a talk about Roth's book Righting Wrongs
August 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Badiucao's first solo exhibition in Australia opens today at the Goldstone Gallery in Collingwood

"Badiucao is one of the world’s most fearless and prolific Chinese dissident artists. His work confronts authoritarianism with unwavering clarity and unflinching […]

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Disagree where we must. Cartoon promoting badiucao's exhibition in Melbourne, Australia
August 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Taiwan FactCheck Center's analysis of false information surrounding the recall elections

Most false claims related to voting procedures and were locally produced […]

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Taiwan FactCheck Center Disinfo Detector header
August 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Hello Kitty Free Palestine edition

Photo taken at the March for Humanity in Sydney

#hellokitty #FreePalestine #Palestine #protest
Sign with a picture of Hello Kitty wearing a keffiyeh and holding a Palestine flag. The words "Free Palestine" are written at the top.
August 4, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Australian artist Badiucao will hold his *first* solo exhibition in Australia next month

"This delay is not due to lack of merit, but the chilling effects of Beijing’s far-reaching campaign of censorship, intimidation, and transnational repression, a campaign […]

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Promotional cartoon for Badiucao's exhibition titled "Disagree where we must"
July 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Strong mobilisation by the KMT and the campaign's eventual framing as a partisan battle were the main factors leading to the failure of the mass recall movement (大罷免) in Taiwan

"Soochow University law professor Chang Chia-yin (張嘉尹) said the recall campaign's […]

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Diagram showing the seats in Taiwan's 11th legislature by party with the 31 seats subject to recall votes highlighted. Map of Taiwan showing the legislative districts where recall votes were held. Votes which passed 25% in favour but didn't achieve a majority are coloured red. Votes which failed to pass 25% are coloured blue.
July 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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New report from the Global Taiwan Institute provides some background on Taiwan's recall elections

"...recalls have been considered a normal part of Taiwan’s (and indeed the ROC’s) political system for all of its modern history, and have been used with […]

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Cover of the Global Taiwan Institute's report titled Taiwan's 2025 Recalls: A Civil Society Perspective
July 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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ASPI has wargamed four scenarios which Beijing could use to attempt to annex Taiwan.

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-taiwan-scenarios-1-subversion-quarantine-blockade-invasion/

#China #Taiwan #military #ASPI #台灣 #中國
Table detailing the pros and cons of four scenarios which China could use to take over Taiwan. The scenarios are subversion, quarantine, blockade and invasion
July 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM